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◇ Catalog #2103

Goblin Engineer

sld·#2103·rare·borderless

Illus. Deathburger

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Jul '25

1 yr ago

Value

$16.28+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $17 · low $15

NM$16.3

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$15–$17modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $16low $14range 17.5%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,160 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$16

Gameplay

Creature — Goblin Artificer

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

1/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2021-03-19wotc

Because targets are chosen for activated abilities before costs (such as "Sacrifice an artifact") are paid, Goblin Engineer's second ability can't target the artifact that will be sacrificed to pay its cost.

2021-03-19wotc

If a card in a player's graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $16.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $13.86 and $16.28 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2103 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Goblin Artificer, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,160 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Deathburger. Rarix catalogs 12 other cards credited to this artist.